Chews Elementary School

Summary:

Chews Elementary School is a public elementary school in Blackwood, New Jersey, serving 716 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Gloucester Township Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chews Elementary School faces several challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a higher percentage of White students (57.54%) and a lower percentage of Asian students (4.61%) than the surrounding area. Academically, Chews Elementary lags behind the state and district averages, with only 25.4% of 3rd-graders proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 42% statewide and 28.6% in the district. The school also has a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.2% in 2018-2019 to 14.1% in 2021-2022, higher than the state average.

When comparing Chews Elementary to nearby schools, some interesting differences emerge. Loring Flemming Elementary School has a more diverse student population and slightly better academic performance, while Glendora Elementary School has a higher percentage of White students and better academic outcomes. Notably, Osage School, in the Voorhees Township School District, has significantly higher academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to Chews Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 600 Chewslanding Somerdale Rd
       Blackwood, NJ  08012


(856) 783-6607

District: Gloucester Township Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
895th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,338 Help


Students who attend Chews Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Glen Landing Middle School
High:    Triton Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  716

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.5%
African American:
16.3%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.1% Help


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Compare Details Chews Elementary School ranks worse than 66.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 6th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Gloucester Township Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.63. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Chews Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Gloucester Township Public Schools District. Student population at Chews Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.5%), African American (16.3%), Hispanic (16.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chews Elementary School is 13.7. 4 elementary schools in the Gloucester Township Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chews Elementary School is $11,338, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Gloucester Township Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Chews Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chews Elementary School 895th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Chews Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Gloucester Township Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Gloucester Township Public Schools 451st of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chews Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 71.12 420th 1204 65.1%
2004 63.89 589th 1298 54.6%
2005 67.00 530th 1303 59.3%
2006 56.23 761st 1314 42.1%
2007 61.62 679th 1329 48.9%
2008 54.18 782nd 1338 41.6%
2009 55.81 726th 1346 46.1%
2010 51.63 798th 1354 41.1%
2011 52.43 811th 1360 40.4%
2012 51.54 801st 1363 41.2%
2013 47.91 852nd 1367 37.7%
2014 44.33 892nd 1363 34.6%
2015 25.98 1025th 1357 24.5%
2016 32.38 946th 1346 29.7%
2017 38.45 873rd 1352 35.4%
2018 39.16 887th 1353 34.4%
2019 40.69 854th 1360 37.2%
2021 31.00 854th 1317 35.2%
2022 35.63 858th 1345 36.2%
2023 33.63 895th 1342 33.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.80 572nd 1001 42.9%
2019 30.81 646th 1007 35.8%
2021 37.52 501st 868 42.3%
2022 40.15 485th 949 48.9%
2023 36.76 529th 958 44.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.52 623rd 942 33.9%
2019 47.99 443rd 948 53.3%
2021 33.35 583rd 839 30.5%
2022 51.19 360th 863 58.3%
2023 47.21 435th 910 52.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.68 857th 1333 35.7%
2019 44.82 779th 1331 41.5%
2021 36.79 781st 1290 39.5%
2022 37.17 817th 1326 38.4%
2023 33.35 868th 1318 34.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.98 831st 1334 37.7%
2019 39.87 832nd 1335 37.7%
2021 28.05 872nd 1297 32.8%
2022 35.21 846th 1324 36.1%
2023 35.37 828th 1315 37.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.59 273rd 517 47.2%
2019 39.34 331st 522 36.6%
2021 43.69 243rd 456 46.7%
2022 35.98 325th 494 34.2%
2023 40.87 268th 463 42.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.79 581st 870 33.2%
2019 70.31 210th 899 76.6%
2021 18.88 819th 896 8.6%
2022 26.49 703rd 953 26.2%
2023 28.99 701st 982 28.6%
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Rank History for White students at Chews Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.53 717th 1022 29.8%
2019 33.20 729th 1023 28.7%
2021 28.18 761st 964 21.1%
2022 28.43 742nd 976 24.0%
2023 23.08 789th 975 19.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Chews Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 781 44 18 2 1 n/a n/a 0 846
1989 741 37 20 4 0 n/a n/a 0 802
1990 711 35 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 769
1991 681 36 18 7 1 n/a n/a 0 743
1992 666 29 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 720
1993 676 32 12 14 1 n/a n/a 0 735
1994 845 37 14 8 1 n/a n/a 0 905
1995 835 55 18 11 6 n/a n/a 0 925
1996 835 55 18 11 6 n/a n/a 0 925
1998 834 77 11 29 5 n/a n/a 0 956
1999 775 76 11 21 5 n/a n/a 0 888
2000 786 86 13 25 5 n/a n/a 0 915
2001 791 78 8 31 4 n/a n/a 0 912
2002 765 73 4 24 2 n/a n/a 0 868
2003 765 73 4 24 2 n/a n/a 0 868
2004 720 81 5 22 1 n/a n/a 0 829
2005 714 87 6 19 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2006 733 87 14 27 3 n/a n/a 0 864
2007 712 83 11 28 0 n/a n/a 0 834
2008 708 81 10 25 0 n/a n/a 0 824
2009 686 77 11 33 0 0 4 0 811
2010 681 89 15 27 1 0 11 0 824
2011 658 82 12 41 1 0 11 0 805
2012 607 73 9 48 1 0 12 0 750
2013 582 78 8 42 1 1 21 0 733
2014 547 81 9 49 0 0 26 0 712
2015 528 85 10 50 0 0 25 0 698
2016 496 89 9 43 0 0 32 0 669
2017 473 86 8 64 0 0 33 0 664
2018 455 87 8 57 0 0 30 0 637
2019 464 91 9 65 0 0 32 0 661
2020 453 102 10 65 0 0 33 0 663
2021 425 101 19 75 3 1 38 0 662
2022 431 119 30 101 5 1 36 0 723
2023 412 117 33 115 4 1 34 0 716

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chews Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 846 41.0 20.6 n/a
1989 802 41.0 19.5 n/a
1990 769 43.0 17.8 4.7
1991 743 43.0 17.2 3.5
1992 720 41.0 17.5 0.1
1993 735 41.0 17.9 11.4
1994 905 42.0 21.5 12.2
1995 925 46.0 20.1 11.7
1996 925 46.0 20.1 11.7
1998 956 45.0 21.2 9.8
1999 888 45.0 19.7 10
2000 915 47.5 19.3 16.4
2001 912 47.8 19.1 15.4
2002 868 49.0 17.7 16.5
2003 868 49.0 17.7 16.5
2004 829 46.0 18.0 15.7
2005 826 47.0 17.6 n/a
2006 864 47.0 18.4 14.8
2007 834 47.0 17.7 13.2
2008 824 43.0 19.2 15.4
2009 811 49.7 15.0 15.9
2010 824 42.0 19.6 21.1
2011 805 39.0 20.6 20.4
2012 750 50.5 14.8 25.7
2013 733 50.5 14.5 31.5
2014 712 51.5 13.8 31.5
2015 698 49.0 14.2 29.2
2016 669 49.0 13.6 28.4
2017 664 52.0 12.7 30
2018 637 53.0 12.0 33
2019 661 52.0 12.7 31.8
2020 663 53.0 12.5 32.3
2021 662 55.0 12.0 27.6
2022 723 52.0 13.9 28.5
2023 716 52.0 13.7 34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chews Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 846 41.0 20.6 n/a
1989 802 41.0 19.5 n/a
1990 769 43.0 17.8 4.7
1991 743 43.0 17.2 3.5
1992 720 41.0 17.5 0.1
1993 735 41.0 17.9 11.4
1994 905 42.0 21.5 12.2
1995 925 46.0 20.1 11.7
1996 925 46.0 20.1 11.7
1998 956 45.0 21.2 9.8
1999 888 45.0 19.7 10
2000 915 47.5 19.3 16.4
2001 912 47.8 19.1 15.4
2002 868 49.0 17.7 16.5
2003 868 49.0 17.7 16.5
2004 829 46.0 18.0 15.7
2005 826 47.0 17.6 n/a
2006 864 47.0 18.4 14.8
2007 834 47.0 17.7 13.2
2008 824 43.0 19.2 15.4
2009 811 49.7 15.0 15.9
2010 824 42.0 19.6 21.1
2011 805 39.0 20.6 20.4
2012 750 50.5 14.8 25.7
2013 733 50.5 14.5 31.5
2014 712 51.5 13.8 31.5
2015 698 49.0 14.2 29.2
2016 669 49.0 13.6 28.4
2017 664 52.0 12.7 30
2018 637 53.0 12.0 33
2019 661 52.0 12.7 31.8
2020 663 53.0 12.5 32.3
2021 662 55.0 12.0 27.6
2022 723 52.0 13.9 28.5
2023 716 52.0 13.7 34.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chews Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $312 (2.8%) $11,026 (97.2%) $11,338

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chews Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 854th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 895th of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chews Elementary School)4025.4
 14.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester Township Public Schools)49.628.6
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chews Elementary School)48.934.5
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gloucester Township Public Schools)55.540
 15.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chews Elementary School)4932.2
 16.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester Township Public Schools)51.835.9
 15.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Chews Elementary School)5133
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester Township Public Schools)46.936.8
 10.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chews Elementary School)49.151.9
 2.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester Township Public Schools)58.444.1
 14.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Chews Elementary School)5043.4
 6.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester Township Public Schools)44.635.9
 8.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students661716
 8.3%
African American91117
 28.6%
American Indian04
Asian933
 266.7%
Hispanic65115
 76.9%
Pacific Islander01
White464412
 11.2%
Two or More Races3234
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.8%34.1%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Chews Elementary School

Students at Chews Elementary School are 58% White, 16% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 716 students attended Chews Elementary School.

Students who attend Chews Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glen Landing Middle School
High : Triton Regional High School

Chews Elementary School ranks 895th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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